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Strength Over Scars: The Resilience of Women Acid Survivors”

12 December 2024, 1:29 pm

By Regina Nassanga

In part two of Resilience of women Acid survivors, Abakyala Tweyogerere focused on breaking the stigma the survivors experience in their homes and communities. The program also emphasized their courage and resilience as they transform their pain into power, becoming symbols of hope and resistance against gender-based violence.

This article was produced as part of the Aftershocks Data Fellowship (22-23) with support from the Africa Women’s Journalism Project (AWJP) in partnership with The ONE Campaign and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

Regina Nassanga, (R) and the guests Margaret Nalumansi Coordinator Centre for Rehabilitation of Survivors of Acid and Burns Violence and Nalwoga Catherine, a survivor pose for a photo after the radio talk show.